Crochet your own adorable plush bull with our free amigurumi tutorial! This crochet bull tutorial is very easy to follow. Grab some yarn and let’s get crafting!
Designer: Zi handmade
Instagram: @zihandmade
You will need:
- Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce: 2 colors (beige — 1 skein and brown — 0.5 skein), Himalaya Toffee Baby for hair
- 5.0 mm crochet hook
- 3.5 mm crochet hook (for tail)
- 18 mm safety eyes
- 2 plastic circles for feet sole
- Black non-plush yarn for embroidering eyelashes and eyebrows
- Sewing thread and needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
Height: 30 cm (11.8”).
Crochet bull free amigurumi tutorial. Part 1
Free crochet bull pattern
Abbreviations:
R — row
ch — chain
sc — single crochet
inc — increase
dec — decrease
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times
Arms (make 2)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (8 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [20]
R 5-6: 20 sc (2 rows)
R 7: (2 sc, dec) repeat 5 times [15]
Change to beige yarn:
R 8-12: 15 sc (5 rows)
R 13: (3 sc, dec) repeat 5 times [12]
R 14: (3 sc, inc) repeat 5 times [15]
R 15-19: 15 sc (5 rows)
Fold the top opening flat and 7 sc through both sides.
Ears (4 parts)
Make 2 with beige yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch, turn
R 2: inc, 1 sc, ch, turn (3)
R 3: inc, 1 sc, inc, ch, turn (5)
R 4: inc, 3 sc, inc, ch, turn (7)
R 5-8: 7 sc, ch, turn (4 rows)
R 9: dec, 3 sc, dec, ch (5)
Do not cut the yarn. Crochet will continue.
Make 2 with brown yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch, turn
R 2: inc, 1 sc, ch, turn (3)
R 3: inc, 1 sc, inc, ch, turn (5)
R 4-7: 5 sc (4 rows)
Put out beige part and brown part of the ear together with inner part (wrong side to wrong side) and crochet through both parts 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, 5 sc with beige yarn, sl st, 1 ch.
Fold the ear and crochet 3 sc through both sides across.
(View the video at 22:52 — 27:52)
Horns (make 2)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook [4]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [6]
R 3: 6 sc
R 4: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 5: 4 sc, inc, 4 sc [10]
R 6-9: 10 sc (4 rows)
Tail
With 3.5 mm crochet hook and beige yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook [4]
Crochet the tail length 6-7 cm.
Fold the top opening flat and 2 sc through both sides.
(View the video at 36:30).
Crochet bull free amigurumi tutorial. Part 2
Legs + Body + Head
First leg
With brown yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: 24 sc into the partitions between the loops (watch the video at 02:50)
R 6-9: 24 sc (4 rows)
R 10: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Change to beige yarn:
R 11-14: 18 sc (4 rows)
R 15: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
R 16: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 17-18: 18 sc (2 rows)
R 19: 6 sc
The first leg is ready.
Second leg
R 1-18: the same like for the first leg
R 19: 18 sc, 3 ch, connect with the first leg with 1 sc (view the video at 10:30), 11 sc [39]
R 20: 26 sc, (inc, 1 sc) repeat 3 times, inc, 9 sc [46]
R 21-25: 46 sc (5 rows)
R 26: 9 sc, 2 sc (with tail), 35 sc [46]
R 27-29: 46 sc (3 rows)
R 30: 26 sc, (dec, 1 sc) repeat 4 times, dec, 6 sc [41]
R 31: (5 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 6 sc [36]
R 32-36: 36 sc (5 rows)
R 37: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 38: 13 sc, 7 sc (with 1st hand), 9 sc, 1 sc (with 2nd hand)
R 39: 6 sc (with 2nd hand), (1 sc, dec) repeat 2 times, 8 sc, dec, 1 sc, 2 dec, 1 sc, dec [24]
R 40: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 41: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 42: (inc) repeat 24 times [48]
R 43-50: 48 sc (8 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 53 and R 54 at the distance of 6 stitches from each other.
Crochet bull free amigurumi tutorial. Part 3
R 51: 38 sc, (dec, 1 sc) repeat 3 times, dec — (1 loop from row 51 and 1 loop from row 52. View the video at 01:50)
R 52: (1 sc, dec) repeat 2 times, 37 sc [42]
R 53: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 54-56: 36 sc (3 rows)
R 57: 8 sc, 3 sc (with 1st ear), 15 sc, 3 sc (with 2nd ear), 7 sc [36]
R 58: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 59: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 60: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 61: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
R 62: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Muzzle (view video at 14:53)
With brown yarn:
Make 7 ch.
R 1: 5 sc, 3 sc into one loop [8]
R 2: on the opposite side of chain: 5 sc, 3 sc into one loop [8]
R 3: 5 sc, inc, 1sc, inc [10]
R 4: on the opposite side: 5 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc [10]
R 5: 7 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc [12]
R 6: on the opposite side: 7 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc [12]
R 7-10: 12 sc (4 rows)
Sew muzzle to the head between R 43 and R 50. Put some stuffing inside the muzzle before you finish.
Embroider eyelashes with black thread over the eyes. Embroider eyebrows at the distance of 6 stitches from each other and by skipping 1 row up from the eyes.
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